CAPE TOWN - The Oudtshoorn Municipality has sent a senior official for what's called diversity counselling after he posted a racist Facebook comment.

The staff member, who works in the finance department, has also been issued a written warning.

He posted the message about white South Africans last November.

This follows a written warning handed to Vuyisa Foreplay.

Municipal spokesperson Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe says the worker has since apologised.

"Following a disciplinary hearing, Mr Foreplay was issued with a written warning in November already. He's been referred to undergo diversity management counselling and abide by the code of conduct in future."

Yamkela Ntola, a second-year candidate attorney at Cullinan and Associates, opened the case against Nicole de Klerk after she called Ntola and other professionals at the Queen's Plate horse racing event, the k-word repeatedly.

She later apologised on Twitter, saying she's embarrassed by what she'd said.

This is the latest in a string of racist comments made over the past few weeks.